Spanish

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Etymology

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From jayán (lewd, vulgar) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /xaʝaneˈaɾ/ [xa.ʝa.neˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xaʃaneˈaɾ/ [xa.ʃa.neˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xaʒaneˈaɾ/ [xa.ʒa.neˈaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ja‧ya‧ne‧ar

Verb

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jayanear (first-person singular present jayaneo, first-person singular preterite jayaneé, past participle jayaneado)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) to tell jokes
    Synonym: bromearl
  2. (intransitive, colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) to utter vulgar or obscene words

Conjugation

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Further reading

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